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<br />8/25/93 <br /> <br />Canon. City Flood Hazard Mitigation. Plan. <br /> <br />Flood Hazard Mitigation <br />Activities <br /> <br />Canon City Mitigation <br />Efforts <br /> <br />To reduce social and economic costs from <br />flooding, Canon City has enacted many meas- <br />ures to protect life and property from flood <br />losses. These measures were enacted by the <br />city prior to the most recent floods, some over <br />20 years ago. This section highlights the past, <br />current, and future opportunities for flood <br />hazard mitigation in Canon City. <br /> <br />Canon City flood hazard mitigation essen- <br />tially began with the authorization of The <br />Canon City Watershed Project in 1969, which <br />identified flood prone areas and appropriate <br />flood control structures and development <br />regulations. This plan resulted in the reduced <br />risk to flooding in the Lincoln Park area due <br />to flood control structures. <br /> <br />In 1974 Canon City entered the emergency <br />phase of the National Flood Insurance Pro- <br />gram and enacted subsequent flood plain <br />regulations. In 1980 the city updated flood <br />plain regulations with participation in the <br />regular phase of the National Flood Insurance <br />Program following in 1982. Today there are <br />29 flood insurance policies in Canon City. <br /> <br />In 1980, the Canon City Comprehensive Plan <br />was written including a section on flood haz- <br />ards. <br /> <br />1991 . 92 Activities <br /> <br />The City of Canon City continues to aggres- <br />sivelypursue steps towards reducing the flood <br /> <br />=MPREHENSlVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br />CANON CITY, <br />COLORADD <br /> <br />hazard. A flood mitigation work plan includ- <br />ing an emergency response plan and mainte- <br />nance of existing drainage systems has been <br />prepared. Development in the flood plain is <br />rigidly enforced to the flood plain manage- <br />ment standards as adopted by the city. City <br />staff are taking a strong position on drainage <br />evaluation for new development and have en- <br />couraged County Officials to do the same. <br /> <br />The City has undertaken a maintenance pro- <br />gram of cleaning drainage ways using inma- <br />tes and city/county cooperation. The National <br />Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Community <br />Rating System (CRS) provides lower flood in- <br />surance premiums for jurisdictions who '~o <br />the extra mile" in flood plain management. <br />Persons purchasing flood insurance within <br />the city are enjoying lower premiums, thanks <br /> <br />10 <br />